Suggested Next Steps for South Korea's President
Can you double down on going all-in?
The global political stage continues to host a game of batshit crazy one-upmanship, as earlier this week, the president of South Korea unilaterally declared martial law—then was subsequently overruled by a unanimous vote in the country’s congress. If you want to catch up on the whole wild scene,
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It’s hard to know where President Yoon Suk Yeol goes from here. He’s facing an impeachment vote over the weekend, and unlike his American counterpart in insurrection/impeachment, it sure seems like his own party is turning against him. It’s possible he resigns, but that doesn’t seem in character for a guy who just flipped double birds to the Korean constitution.
Personally, I think that if you declare yourself all-powerful and then are immediately defeated in embarrassing fashion, you have nothing left to lose. And if Donald Trump has proven anything, it’s that the best way to deflect a controversy is to do something even more controversial. In other words, I think Yoon should take the weekend to see what he can get away with. Here are a few ideas.